It was all smiles between Jazza Dickens and Barnsley's Josh Wale until the pair squared off for the waiting media...and then it all went south.

Neither boxer were willing to be the first to walk away from the obligatory posturing but something had to give. Richard Maynard of Frank Warren's team found himself in the unusual position of playing peacekeeper/bouncer as the two got physical and exchanged verbals in a heated encounter that escalated rather unexpectantly.

It's on the undercard to Paul Butler's world title fight but this British super-bantamweight showdown promises to be an absolute cracker.

Jazza is looking to put right the wrongs of his previous British title show where he lost to Kid Galahad in a tenth round knockout while Wale is looking to carry on what was a productive 2014.

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